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Sunday, August 6, 2017

August 6th, 2017 - Beavo Is Slang For...

Good afternoon! The Meista here today pairing a collaborative brew today, the West Side Beavo from Firestone Walker Brewing Company and Beavertown Brewery and Def Leppard's overlooked 1996 album "Slang"!

Album Info:

Artist: Def Leppard

Title: "Slang"

Recorded: 1994 through 1995 in Marbella, Spain and January through February 1996 at Bow Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland

Sound: With less production and a more organic approach to songwriting and records, "Slang" is more melancholy, warmer, and more interesting than their previous overproduced album "Adrenalize" and marks a big change in the band's sound.

Ingredients: "Hops from the Pacific Northwest and the United Kingdom, most notably Jester hops"

Pour: The West Side Beavo pours a clear, golden-yellow hue with a huge billowy and foamy 2+ finger white head with great retention and lots of sticky, spider web lacing.

Nose: The nose is a grassy, floral, crackery, and slightly spicy. There are aromas of Pilsner, saltines, crackery biscuit, summer grass, light citrus, and light pepper.

Taste: The taste of the Beavo follows the nose with lots of crackery, hoppy, biscuity flavors. There are notes of fresh green hops, light pine, light citrus, crackery malt, and light honey.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied with good carbonation, the mouthfeel is very crisp, with a clean, dry finish.

Overall pairing: The very drinkable and easy-going characteristics of the West Side Beavo is great for kicking back on a hot and sunny Sunday afternoon in August whilst bobbing your head to the grooves of Def Leppard's "Slang"!